Timber Timbre

Colston Hall on the road at Thekla

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Canadian gothic folk trio Timber Timbre have a style that is constantly evolving and impossible to categorise. Following on from the JUNO-nominated album ‘Hot Dreams’, their latest release ‘Sincerely, Future Pollution’ is inspired by American political turmoil – “an agitated document for surreal times” (NPR). Dark, dystopian and cinematic, the band’s new sound features ‘80s-inspired synths and brooding lyrics. Delivering pitch-black, moody music that “sounds like it’s made by kindly ghouls” (Paste) the band remain “startlingly original…there is no doubting the cool confidence that oozes out of Timber Timbre” (Drowned in Sound).

Support from Marcus Hamblett.

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Timber Timbre

Enigmatic Canadian folk project Timber Timbre is the brainchild of Toronto’s Taylor Kirk, who created their unique brand of haunted folk-blues, using found sounds and lo-fi recordings. They got their name from an early series of recordings made in a timber-framed cabin set in the wooded outskirts of Bobcaygeon, Ontario.

After releasing two albums independently, they came to prominence when they signed to Arts & Crafts who released their self-titled album in 2009, subsequently making the Polaris Music Prize longlist that year. Their following two albums, ‘Creep On Creepin’ On’ (2011) and ‘Hot Dreams’ (2014), both made the Polaris shortlist, only losing out to Arcade Fire. Their sixth album ‘Sincerely, Future Pollution’ was released in 2017 on City Slang Records.

They have supported Laura Marling on a tour of the UK, and Feist on a tour of the USA. Their music has been feaured on high profile television shows including Breaking Bad and The Good Wife, and in the films ‘For a Good Time, Call…’, ‘The Last Exorcism Part II’ and ‘The Gambler.’

Marcus Hamblett

Marcus Hamblett is a British musician and producer. His music stretches genre from folk to modern jazz to classical avant-garde – styles that combined to create his first solo release ‘Concrete’ in 2015.

In June 2017 Hamblett revealed that his second solo LO features guest contributions from Colin Stetson, Mathieu Charbonneau (of Timber Timbre), Ben Lanz (of Beirut and The National), Kate Stables (of This Is The Kit).

Hamblett is also a session musician, receiving credit for playing a variety of instruments (double bass, synthesizers, guitar, trumpet etc.) on albums by the likes of Laura Marling, Fear of Men, Peggy Sue, Bear’s Den, Woodpecker Wooliams and Lucy Rose.